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'another Mary' timothy r gates, 8/23/2008

said to be a whore,
prostitute,
by way of hypocrites,
like the woman accused of adultery,
how would those accusing know?
Mary's friend's daughter
her doe-eyed playmate
platonic adolescent BFF
wept when Lazarus died,
resurrected
wept when Jesus died,
and again, after
one, the Virgin
the other, not the Virgin
i hear her prayers,
doesn't give a damn,
or blessing
if anyone gets it right.
one thing for certain,
she's the other Mary,
but she's, also,
another
Mary.
like Rahab, another
harlot,
a righteous person of faith.
like Suzanna,
another accused by those wanting her,
screwed, instead, by an angel's sword.
something
about woman of ill repute
whether they are, or not:
We never forget them.